Fundamentals of Biomaterials

3 Credits.

This course provides an introduction to biomaterials in medicine. Topics include: hard and soft biomaterials, materials science concepts specific to biomaterials, surface thermodynamics, surfactants and surface functionalization, proteins and protein-surface interactions, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, wound healing and the inflammatory response, and drug delivery systems.Pre-requisites: 510.602 (Thermodynamics of Materials) or permission of instructor. No Audits.